The first important template to learn is the page template, otherwise known as page.tpl.php.…This is the template used for every page that Drupal renders.…It is a very important template as it lays the page structure and has all the…placeholders for the content areas, known as regions.…In this video, I'll be copying the page template file from Drupal core into our…theme folder and modifying it for our flower site.…So, the page.tpl.php file is actually located in Drupal's modules/system folder.…

Here it is page.tpl.php.…Now don't be fooled by Windows Vista, because this template file is not .tpl.…It is actually .tpl.php.…We just don't see the full file extension.…You want to actually right-click, copy this file, go to your theme folder…hanselandpetal in sites/all/themes/ hanselandpetal, and actually paste this file.…Let's go ahead and open this file in Dreamweaver or your favorite text editor…and we'll be actually modifying this file.…

So, the first thing we should actually edit since this will be our modified…

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12/8/2009

Drupal is widely recognized as a powerful back-end system for web sites, but Drupal 6: Creating and Editing Custom Themes shows how the application can also be used to manage the look and feel of a web site. Web architect Chris Charlton introduces the core themes that ship with Drupal. He shows how to install and administer new themes, change color schemes, and add sub-themes to existing themes. He also demonstrates how to build a custom theme from scratch; integrate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; and apply themes to specific nodes and blocks. Exercise files are included with this course.